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Astronomers Search For Giant Planet On Outer Edges Of Solar System

NPR | By Joe Palca
Published September 25, 2017 at 4:31 PM EDT
An artist's depiction of Planet Nine. The object is thought to be gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune. Hypothetical lightning lights up the night side.
Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
An artist's depiction of Planet Nine. The object is thought to be gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune. Hypothetical lightning lights up the night side.

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Joe Palca
Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR.
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